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obama speaking at the white house just a few minutes ago with his moving tribute having heard the news that former president mandela has died. by james robbins, our diplomatic correspondent who spent several years in south africa. what is your memory of the time that you were there? >> my strongest memory is of the immense privilege of being in cape town on that sunday in february him in 1990 when nelson mandela walked out. it was of course the most important moment in my journalistic career. you have to remember, if i can take people back in their memory, this was a man, people have hardly seen any pictures of him. his image was and. it was not lawful to have an image of nelson mandela. people were sent to prison for having a photograph of him. he had been suppressed. he finally made that walk to freedom. the very next day, i remember sitting in the garden at the first conference that he gave and i asked him quite simply, what surprised you most as he made that walk to the prison gates and he said, it was a number of white people that have come out among the huge crowd. that was a del
obama speaking at the white house just a few minutes ago with his moving tribute having heard the news that former president mandela has died. by james robbins, our diplomatic correspondent who spent several years in south africa. what is your memory of the time that you were there? >> my strongest memory is of the immense privilege of being in cape town on that sunday in february him in 1990 when nelson mandela walked out. it was of course the most important moment in my journalistic...
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the white house has a slightly different take on why the numbers keep going up. mike viqueira is at the white house for us. and mike, okay, i'm interested. what is the white house's take. >> reporter: there is a paint by numbers aspect ever since the obama administration took office. yes, the unemployment rate has largely gone down. private sector employment has increased for two years running now. the white house will say its good news but there is more work to be done. that's what they said today. the better the economy improves, that gdp rate that came out and shocked everything in the third quarter. 3.6% growth. that's nearly rebust but not near full employment strength. >> i think we just lost mike. we did. my apologies. still ahead on al jazeera america. the latest on the wintery blast causing problems in several states. >>> and trying to keep a deadly conflict from growing worse. plans to stop a slot center africa. that's next. >> bitter cold ice and heavy snow battering the southwest. thkentucky is experiencing real problems on the road. take a look at th
the white house has a slightly different take on why the numbers keep going up. mike viqueira is at the white house for us. and mike, okay, i'm interested. what is the white house's take. >> reporter: there is a paint by numbers aspect ever since the obama administration took office. yes, the unemployment rate has largely gone down. private sector employment has increased for two years running now. the white house will say its good news but there is more work to be done. that's what they...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama reacting tonight to the death of nelson mandela at the age of 95. shakespeare said it best. his life was gentle and the elements so mixed in him that nature might stand up and say to all the world -- this was a man. get the latest headlines at the top of the hour on bloomberg radio and streaming on your tablet and on bloomberg.com. that does it for the addition of "bottom line up. oh i'm mark crumpton reporting from new york. thanks for joining us. we will see you tomorrow. ♪
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama reacting tonight to the death of nelson mandela at the age of 95. shakespeare said it best. his life was gentle and the elements so mixed in him that nature might stand up and say to all the world -- this was a man. get the latest headlines at the top of the hour on bloomberg radio and streaming on your tablet and on bloomberg.com. that does it for the addition of "bottom line up. oh i'm mark crumpton reporting from...
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may god bless his memory and keep him at peace. president obama saying i am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from the life of nelson mandela. nelson mandela died today in south africa at 95. he spent 27 years in prison of a convicted i trees and by the white minority government, until the peaceful end of white rule in 1990. he was elected president in 1994. next up am a we will show you his inauguration speech from 1994. [applause] >> it is my great pleasure to announce the president of the south africa, mr. nelson mandela. [applause] >> your majesties, your royal highnesses, distinguished guests, comrades, and friends, today, all of us do, by our presence here, and by our celebrations in other parts of our country and the world confer glory and hope to newborn liberty. out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud. our daily deeds as ordinary south africans must produce an actual south african reality that will reinforce hu
may god bless his memory and keep him at peace. president obama saying i am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from the life of nelson mandela. nelson mandela died today in south africa at 95. he spent 27 years in prison of a convicted i trees and by the white minority government, until the peaceful end of white rule in 1990. he was elected president in 1994. next up am a we will show you his inauguration speech from 1994. [applause] >> it is my great pleasure to announce...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama speaking at the white house on the death of nelson mandela, the former president of south africa, dead at the age of 95. the president speaking about the road from prisoner to president and the peaceful transfer of power in south africa. here to tell us more, i want to joining john walcott, us from washington, d.c. tell us more about nelson mandela. you have interviewed him and spoken with him? >> i have, and it was a privilege. as the president said, it was a privilege for all of the thousands of people who met him. one of the most remarkable people i have ever met. i never had a chance to meet ghandi and others, but he is absolutely in that league. at a time our politicians here in the united states seem to ave trouble reaches across the aisle, this man reached across a chasm that seems almost unimaginable and brought the two sides that as a reporter in the 1980's i did not think was possible. >> can you describe your meeting? where was it, how long was it, and what was it like to be in the same room? >> it was in th
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama speaking at the white house on the death of nelson mandela, the former president of south africa, dead at the age of 95. the president speaking about the road from prisoner to president and the peaceful transfer of power in south africa. here to tell us more, i want to joining john walcott, us from washington, d.c. tell us more about nelson mandela. you have interviewed him and spoken with him? >> i have, and it was...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace >> president obama said he has two big heroes, ma hat ma gannedy and nelson mandela. the question is whether he'll fly over for the uniform. i think he will >> now to ali velshi. you were with me, i'll read this line. i showed it to you. let me read it. "through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of others, madeva travelled south africa and moved all of us", here is the bit, think about this, "his journey from a prisoner to a president embodied the promise that human being and countries can change for the better." think about that for a moment. >> this was not the day of fashionable political prisoners, where you were put in a neat place and kept aside. he was in hard labour, breaking rocks on robin island. known if you have seen the picture. it was white. he's blinded. they literally broke rocks for 18 years. it was meant to break him. he wrote books in that time, gathered those, he tutored befriended his white guards and came out and said, "i'm down, i did it. i set you guys up." and then
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace >> president obama said he has two big heroes, ma hat ma gannedy and nelson mandela. the question is whether he'll fly over for the uniform. i think he will >> now to ali velshi. you were with me, i'll read this line. i showed it to you. let me read it. "through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of others, madeva travelled south africa and moved all of us", here is the bit,...
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my god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama live at the white house. nelson mandela passing away at the age of 95. clearly the president affected by the loss of a great man. he drew inspiration from mandela, a man of courage and compassion belongs to the ages. rev represent sharpton, your thoughts. >> i think the president made a very effective statement. he hit it on the head when he talked about the first political activity he ever engaged in was the fight against apartheid around nelson mandela and the fight for the freedom in south africa. i think many people, i grew up in the civil rights movement in the north, but the first foreign policy move that i can think of, i was too young to fight in vietnam. it was around south africa. with the president's statement, that brought home to all of us where the fight was in our own lives which was why the death of nelson mandela even though he is 95, it's so personal to millions that you will see over the next days and weeks and months to come. we all were deeply touched by what he represented. we were touch
my god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama live at the white house. nelson mandela passing away at the age of 95. clearly the president affected by the loss of a great man. he drew inspiration from mandela, a man of courage and compassion belongs to the ages. rev represent sharpton, your thoughts. >> i think the president made a very effective statement. he hit it on the head when he talked about the first political activity he ever engaged in was the fight...
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, brian. >> we were saying they will go to extraordinary lengths to keep everybody separate. you see the early introductions going on in the stadium, and those of you awaiting the arrival of president obama, he is still at the hotel. they have to hold some of them back so they are staggered as they enter, and his security is larger than most. >> it's very interesting, when i was traveling with president clinton when he came -- >> hang on one moment. we need to tell our viewers that you are watching our live coverage from south africa for the memorial at the stadium here for nelson mandela. nelson mand >>> i was traveling with president clinton at the time, and he was visiting and there was a huge event down in cape town, and there was some talk about the people who president nelson mandela embraced that were enemies of america, so to speak, and actually this is one of the strong traits that people talk about former president mandela, he almost lectures president clinton that day saying that we have friends who were friends with us when we needed friends and we are never going
, brian. >> we were saying they will go to extraordinary lengths to keep everybody separate. you see the early introductions going on in the stadium, and those of you awaiting the arrival of president obama, he is still at the hotel. they have to hold some of them back so they are staggered as they enter, and his security is larger than most. >> it's very interesting, when i was traveling with president clinton when he came -- >> hang on one moment. we need to tell our viewers...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> you've been listening to president obama speaking about the passing of nelson mandela. president obama clearly says he drew inspiration from mandela and one of the first things he did was to protest against apartheid to make a political statement many, many years ago. talking about some of the things that have stayed with him, what he will miss the most and talking about how nelson mandela really belongs to the ages. meant so much to -- he meant so much to so many. >> we're back right after this. >>> if you ride metro, get ready to reach a little deeper in your pocket next year. the transit agency unveiled a slew of new fare possibilities and of them mean you will pay more. debra alfarone breaks it down for us. >> bottom line, it's going to cost you more of this to ride metro's trains and buses, but how much remains a question. >> i think if fare goes up, you're going to see people start taking cabs and stuff. >> but metro is betting against that. today general manager richard sarles unveiled his plan. come july if approved it would
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> you've been listening to president obama speaking about the passing of nelson mandela. president obama clearly says he drew inspiration from mandela and one of the first things he did was to protest against apartheid to make a political statement many, many years ago. talking about some of the things that have stayed with him, what he will miss the most and talking about how nelson mandela really belongs to the ages. meant so much to --...
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. >> keep your burgers keep your fries. >> all: make our wages supersize. >> reporter: president obama capitalizing on the sentiment. and changing the subject from health care. >> we know that people's frustrations run deeper than the most recent political battles. >> reporter: saying income inequality is one of the nation's greatest threats. >> it's rooted in the nagging sense that no matter how hard they work, the deck is stacked against them. >> reporter: as the economy rebounds -- >> last month, 203,000 new jobs were created. >> reporter: -- fears still run deep. more than 6 in 10 workers fear for losing their jobs. an have been left out of the rekoifrry. ricky grimes is a trash collector in rural virginia. >> i'm still making the same paycheck i made when i was 19 years old and i'm getting ready to be 34. and everything in the world has went up in price, but my pay stays the same. >> reporter: how much government can or should help the grimes family and others is at the heart of budget talks. from deep pro posed food stamp cuts in 2 farm bill to extending unemployment benefits exp
. >> keep your burgers keep your fries. >> all: make our wages supersize. >> reporter: president obama capitalizing on the sentiment. and changing the subject from health care. >> we know that people's frustrations run deeper than the most recent political battles. >> reporter: saying income inequality is one of the nation's greatest threats. >> it's rooted in the nagging sense that no matter how hard they work, the deck is stacked against them. >>...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama will attend the state funeral for nelson mandela in south africa on december 15th. mandela died thursday night at the age of 95. he is credited with transforming a country out of apartheid and considered one of the great civil rights leaders. tributes to him are coming in many forms. the white house flag will fly at half-staff through mon. last night they were half-staff at the state capital. here in california in sacramento. california was one of the leaders of the movement and discouraged people from investing in south africa. nelson mandela is trending. a group of pilot whales stranded in the everglades in florida back at sea also trending. lebron james co-starring with kevin hart in a comedy. and tgif, thank god it's friday. and winter storm across the country people are waking up to bitter cold. and you can follow us anytime at #cbssf. >>> cold snow and ice is the weather plaguing the country now from the lone star state to lake erie millions of people are in a deep freeze. as marlie hall reports the weather is b
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama will attend the state funeral for nelson mandela in south africa on december 15th. mandela died thursday night at the age of 95. he is credited with transforming a country out of apartheid and considered one of the great civil rights leaders. tributes to him are coming in many forms. the white house flag will fly at half-staff through mon. last night they were half-staff at the state capital. here in california in...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> here is a picture of then senator barack obama meeting with nelson mandela at a conference here in washington back in 2005. it was the only time they met. president obama was in south africa earlier this year, but nelson mandela was seriously ill and they did not get a chance to meet then. bernice king is the daughter of the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. she's joining us on the phone right now. dr. king, thanks very much for joining us. tell us about the impact, the role that nelson mandela had on your dad. >> well, my father unfortunately didn't get an opportunity to meet mr. mandela. but there was a bond in their freedom struggle. the struggles we were fighting for in america and the struggle they were fighting for in south africa. ironically next year will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of daddy receiving the nobel peace prize. just a few days before in london called for a worldwide movement of economic sanctions and for the fact that nelson mandela was languishing in prison. and so he identified with the south african strug
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> here is a picture of then senator barack obama meeting with nelson mandela at a conference here in washington back in 2005. it was the only time they met. president obama was in south africa earlier this year, but nelson mandela was seriously ill and they did not get a chance to meet then. bernice king is the daughter of the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. she's joining us on the phone right now. dr. king, thanks very much for joining...
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we've been talking about under the plan, president obama did say if you like your plan you can keep your plan. if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. we've been learning that is not the case for many americans out there. now the latest concern is that your prescription drugs could be taken away too. listen to this. >> there is a list of drugs that the plans cover in many cases aren't very long. if the drugs aren't covered, you're on your own. you basically have to pay for it entirely out of pocket. the money you spend on your drugs doesn't count against your out-of-pocket limits and won't count against your deductible. this could cost patients literally tens of thousands of dollars a year. >> it goes to what type of plan you get, the silver plan, platinum plan. what's the other plan? >> the bronze plan. >> you can decide how much you're going to put in. what i worry about too, if the drug makers in particular, the people that make the drugs, try to heal people with pain, whatever it may be, if you're not getting reimbursed for those drugs, people aren't getting paid for those
we've been talking about under the plan, president obama did say if you like your plan you can keep your plan. if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. we've been learning that is not the case for many americans out there. now the latest concern is that your prescription drugs could be taken away too. listen to this. >> there is a list of drugs that the plans cover in many cases aren't very long. if the drugs aren't covered, you're on your own. you basically have to pay for it...
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president obama will be the first of the six, raul castro is the last to pay his respects, but they are sharing a stage. i think it is interesting that you have, obviously the u.s. and cuba, which were enemies during the cold war, certainly not the friendliest of nations, but nelson mandela who in life was so unifying in south africa, an inspiration to others, even in his death he's unifying some unlikely characters. >> brianna, thank you. brianna is over at the white house. we'll watch this memorial service, of course, unfold. cnn will have live coverage of the memorial service. it begins 4:00 a.m. eastern. >>> still ahead, an american veteran is bam home after more than a month as a captive in north korea. we have new information about the way he was treated. we're learning more about kimdown u.n.'s unpredictable regi regime. >>> he thought he was out of options until doctors tried something new. they killed his cancer in much the say way that our bodies fight the common cold. >> now they can't even find it. how does that feel? >> really great. my customers can shop around-- see who d
president obama will be the first of the six, raul castro is the last to pay his respects, but they are sharing a stage. i think it is interesting that you have, obviously the u.s. and cuba, which were enemies during the cold war, certainly not the friendliest of nations, but nelson mandela who in life was so unifying in south africa, an inspiration to others, even in his death he's unifying some unlikely characters. >> brianna, thank you. brianna is over at the white house. we'll watch...
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this is obviously a really important moment in obama's life. he keeps that picture close by. and i think it was a matter of some sadness that he didn't manage to meet mandela when he became president, given that he's the first black american president. >> right now, just to make it clear, the president of brazil, is having her remarks translated. we're at the top of the hour, we are, of course, covering the memorial for nelson mandela in south africa. we just heard comments from the u.s. president barack obama. when he used the word ebuntu, a south african term that means i am because you are, that speaks to the interconnectedness nelson mandela was all about, the crowd went wild. we're discussing here, the impact that a message from a black president to this crowd here had in this stadium but also back home as well. >> absolutely. i think when we talk about the relationship the obamas have had with mandela, it wasn't as personal as the relationship mandela had with the clintons. when i spoke to mrs. obama last year, he couldn't come, so he sent his family ahead. it was quite
this is obviously a really important moment in obama's life. he keeps that picture close by. and i think it was a matter of some sadness that he didn't manage to meet mandela when he became president, given that he's the first black american president. >> right now, just to make it clear, the president of brazil, is having her remarks translated. we're at the top of the hour, we are, of course, covering the memorial for nelson mandela in south africa. we just heard comments from the u.s....
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today, god said, hey, keep me out of this. [ laughter ] you're on your own after this one. >> it turns out lindsay lohan has a sister. did you know that? her sister paid a lot of money to a plastic surgeon to make her look more like lindsay lohan. i did the same thing so i could look more like my sister jane lynch. >> we never get to stay up late enough to watch it. >> no, this is the first time we ever see these. >>> we've got a question for you, what would you do if a possible treasure's worth of lottery tickets showed up at your door? >> i don't want to say. i'd scratch them. victor would return them. it happened in florida, 4,000 scratchoff tickets were accidentally mailed to darryl butler. >> but he said his first thought was merry christmas, but he decided to return the tickets because his integrity was worth more. >> perfect. after all of this, i wish it didn't happen this way, he found that all the tickets were worthless. they have to be activated at a store before he can use them. >> at least he did the right thing. >> how does that happen? >> i don't know, maybe there's an ad
today, god said, hey, keep me out of this. [ laughter ] you're on your own after this one. >> it turns out lindsay lohan has a sister. did you know that? her sister paid a lot of money to a plastic surgeon to make her look more like lindsay lohan. i did the same thing so i could look more like my sister jane lynch. >> we never get to stay up late enough to watch it. >> no, this is the first time we ever see these. >>> we've got a question for you, what would you do if...